Two tragic tales of betrayal, courage, and redemption from 18th-century France and Italy are juxtaposed with an ultimately sanguine tale of love's triumph set in the exotic East in this set of Romantic masterpieces by Giacomo Puccini. Among the world-famous arias are "In quelle trine morbide," "Vissi d'arte," and "Nessun dorma." Maria Guleghina is Manon and José Cura is des Grieux in a performance recorded live at Milan's Teatro alla Scala in 1998 (Riccardo Muti, conductor); Fiorenza Cedolins is Floria Tosca, Marcelo Álvarez is Mario Cavaradossi, and Ruggero Raimondi is Baron Scarpia in a 2006 performance at the Arena di Verona (Daniel Oren, conductor); and Luana DeVol is the princess Turandot, Franco Farina is Calaf, and Barbara Frittoli is Liu in a 2004 performance recorded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona (Giuliano Carella, conductor).